EP 1474250 A4 20070926 - INTEGRATED NETWORK AND METHOD
Title (en)
INTEGRATED NETWORK AND METHOD
Title (de)
INTEGRIERTES NETZ UND VERFAHREN
Title (fr)
RESEAU INTEGRE ET PROCEDE ASSOCIE
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 0301953 W 20030122
- US 34937902 P 20020122
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO03078081A1] A system and method for transporting and distributing large numbers of items. The system and method includes a plurality of plants, with items being transported between the plants and distributed within them. In one embodiment, the items are characterized according to shape, and are assigned to plants for distribution and are organized for transportation between plants based on shape. In another embodiment, the items have assigned thereto geographic codes, and are assigned to plants for distribution and are organized for transportation between plants based on these geographic codes. In another embodiment, both shape and geographic code are considered in the assignment of plants.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
CPC (source: EP)
Citation (search report)
- [X] US 4136780 A 19790130 - HUNTER JAMES R, et al
- [X] DE 4429469 A1 19960222 - LICENTIA GMBH [DE]
- [X] DE 19650875 C1 19971016 - AEG ELECTROCOM GMBH [DE]
- [X] US 5051914 A 19910924 - SANSONE RONALD P [US], et al
- See references of WO 03078081A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 03078081 A1 20030925; AU 2003209335 A1 20030929; AU 2003209335 B2 20080710; CA 2474276 A1 20030925; CA 2474276 C 20140708; EP 1474250 A1 20041110; EP 1474250 A4 20070926; EP 1474250 B1 20140423; JP 2006505381 A 20060216
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 0301953 W 20030122; AU 2003209335 A 20030122; CA 2474276 A 20030122; EP 03707489 A 20030122; JP 2003576125 A 20030122